Teambuilding Event: Rat Trap

Rat Trap

In the Rat Trap teambuilding event, your group builds a giant model together to work in a chain reaction like the classic board game of Mousetrap!

The event starts with our lively facilitator who will explain the object of the exercise: to create a chain reaction of structures that leads to the Rat being trapped.

Depending on the time you allocate to your event, your group will either be given or will have to retrieve their instructions and their kit. Teams retrieve their instructions by building an extra model each in the shape of a crane. Instructions, when you've got hold of them, are in the shape of pictures and photographs.

Working together teams use every skill they've got to build their structure. Some people work best looking at the pictures and working out how the pieces fit together. Other members of your team work best with their hands by actually building the physical structure. Others will need to use their flair to dress up your structure. Meanwhile some of your team will need to be working out how your structure fits together with the other structures which are being built by the other teams around you.

The Rat Trap Finale

Each structure has a definite trigger mechanism to set off another team's structure. When all your structures are built, you need to align them so that once the first is triggered it creates a 'chain reaction' that will ultimately set off the Rat Trap to catch the rat.

Your group will only succeed if you've been able to plan, communicate and work together. The finale is visual and exciting because it represents the joint effort of your whole group. This unites your team.